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The Youth Development Network (YDN) hosted its first ever members conference at the Indaba Hotel from 4-7 November 2002. The conference saw, for the first time since its inception in 1998, members of the network come together under the theme “Learning Together to Positively Impact the Lives of Young People.” The conference was premised on two sub themes. “Trends in the NGO World” and ‘Youth, Poverty and Unemployment” and provided members with the opportunity to learn from each other, share important lessons from the field and examine trends facing youth development.

The 2003 members conference was based on the theme 'Strengthening Youth Development - Strengthening Democracy' The YDN subscribes to the concept of integrated youth development, which emphasises that youth programmes and policies should address the ranges of needs that young people have. 2004 marks South Africa’s tenth year of governance under a democratic dispensation. Thus the social and political context in South Africa lent itself to the exploration of a decade of youth development under democracy. In order to take stock of this era in youth development the YDN needed to examine some key questions:
- How far has youth development come along since 1994?
- Are there appropriate policies that create an enabling environment for youth development?
- Where is youth development in the national development agenda?
- Have the voices of young people strengthened democracy?

The YDN members conference provided a platform to dialogue these key questions. At the same time the conference enabled the network to get a clear sense of its own understanding about the issues above in relation to the external development environment. The conference provided a space for members of the network to learn from each other and to engage around the theme in a constructive way. Once again, the participant’s knowledge of their partners in the network was extended, and they left with a better understanding of the focus areas of the other member organisations.

The conference was held over a four-day period comprising specialist input in plenary sessions, sharing of innovative practices and lessons from the field in workshop sessions and a leadership session for YDN Directors and senior managers. The content and the dialogue generated at the conference provided a space for the YDN to prioritise its future areas of intervention and highlighted potential focus areas for advocacy and positioning.

Members Conference Report

Members Conference Report
 
2002
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Regional Youth Employment Policy Conference Report

The Regional Youth Employment Policy Conference took place in South Africa from the 17th-19th June 2008, as an ideal platform that brought policy makers and youth practitioners to map a way forward for creating an enabling environment for young people’s employment and employability. It was also meant to accelerate programmes that are working towards the realization of the Millennium Development Goals.

Regional Youth Employment Policy Conference Report
 
2008
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